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Wise checking as you maybe liable to pay a percentage towards a Church near you !
And could be even worse as some Church properties are Grade 1 listed.
The bigger the land the more you contribute.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/chancel-repairs.htm#30363
The church are also appointing historians to search if no register found
Thats why a lot of solicitors now include a chancel search when you buy a house. Ours was checked and we are clear.
+1 wot Graham says.
Surely no one is going to come after you retrospectively, ie if you've been living somewhere for x years. Likewise solicitors must surely cough up if they fail to search properly.
Goes against my beliefs, I'll play the R&R card (race & religion).
chancel repair insurance - but if you make any investigations with the local church to see if you may be liable your insurance is invalid, nice little earner then... 👿
Surely no one is going to come after you retrospectively, ie if you've been living somewhere for x years.
Yep they have and taken the owners to court for £100,000s in repair bills!
Just having a quick read of the wall banks story ... Beggars belief ... I think that law is disgusting in these days.
Honestly, I'd burn the ****ing church down.
Yep, if you buy a house, especially in older parts of settlement, the solicitors will most likely do this for you (for a fee of course).
I think you can also take out some kind of insurance policy that limits any future claim, but I might be making that up!
I think that law is disgusting in these days.
Technically the solicitor was negligent for not identifying it as a risk. It's not like it's a new law or anything..